Article
Dehydrogenative Double C−H Bond Activation in a Germylene-Rhodium Complex
Author/s | Bajo Velázquez, Sonia
Alcaide, María M. López Serrano, Joaquín Campos, Jesús |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Química Inorgánica |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | 2022-07-01 |
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Abstract | Transition metal tetrylene complexes offer great opportunities for molecular cooperation due to the ambiphilic character of the group 14 element. Here we focus on the coordination of germylene [(ArMes2)2Ge :] (ArMes=C6H3 ... Transition metal tetrylene complexes offer great opportunities for molecular cooperation due to the ambiphilic character of the group 14 element. Here we focus on the coordination of germylene [(ArMes2)2Ge :] (ArMes=C6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-Me3)2) to [RhCl(COD)]2 (COD=1,5-cyclooctadiene), which yields a neutral germyl complex in which the rhodium center exhibits both η6- and η2-coordination to two mesityl rings in an unusual pincer-type structure. Chloride abstraction from this species triggers a singular dehydrogenative double C−H bond activation across the Ge/Rh motif. We have isolated and fully characterized three rhodium-germyl species associated to three C−H cleavage events along this process. The reaction mechanism has been further investigated by computational means, supporting the key cooperative action of rhodium and germanium centers. |
Funding agencies | European Research Council (ERC) Junta de Andalucía |
Project ID. | 756575
P18-FR-4688 |
Citation | Bajo Velázquez, S., Alcaide, M.M., López Serrano, J. y Campos, J. (2021). Dehydrogenative Double C−H Bond Activation in a Germylene-Rhodium Complex. Chemistry: A European Journal, 27 (66), 16422-16428. |
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